Anwar Trial Judge in Limelight
After Headline-Grabbing Rulings

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- In a trial that has had no shortage of dramatic personalities, the spotlight has now turned on the judge.

Justice Augustine Paul, a hitherto little-known judge now presiding over the trial of former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, became the focus of attention this week when he cited a defense lawyer for contempt of court and swiftly sentenced him to three months in jail, stunning Malaysia's legal...